coreos / coreos/go-systemd

Need a non-blocking API

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Description

Perhaps I should have clued into this more when c2243739dbd395c5127ead0eb8296fb70dd217e7 went by but we need the ability to control jobs without waiting for them on all job control methods. This is required for coreos-cloudinit which should never call the blocking API since that can result in deadlocks.

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Research direction

Start by inspecting the existing job-control methods and commit c2243739dbd395c5127ead0eb8296fb70dd217e7. Trace how coreos-cloudinit uses them and identify every method that currently waits for completion. Done means job control can be performed without blocking, including the methods needed by coreos-cloudinit, while preserving the existing API behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
api
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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